Everybody reading this needs to click on those photo links in the article, especially the YouTube link. The most striking bit of video was the reaction of the police horses who knew OJ had gotten away with it.
As to the writer and the piece, he really needs to learn his idioms since he expects to be paid for his efforts. It’s “bated breath” and doesn’t have a darn thing to do with fishing. Further, it’s impossible to discern what position he’s trying to take on the Charlotte police shooting. If he’s simply trying to split the difference and tell both stories equally, it would be good to let the reader in on that.
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Wouldn't the horses just kind of stand there?